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I made one out of 1/8" steel plate. Even 1/8" aluminum would be fine as the=
re is nothing to cause it to deform or cup or warp as it's just a hole cover=
. :-)
Rick
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> On Sep 29, 2020, at 9:13 PM, Richard Ball via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.t=
eam.net> wrote:
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> So I want to make myself a fuel pump block off plate for my 1500. The car=
has had an electric pump on it since before I got the car but the shop that=
put it on for the owner at the time simply gutted the mechanical pump and b=
olted it back in place to cover the hole. Time to clean it up.
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> The question is this. I was original thinking of making one out of =C2=BC=
inch aluminum but looking at a variety of aluminum block off plates online t=
hey seem to generally be made from thicker stock. Would =C2=BC inch tend to=
deform/cup/warp over time and leak? I=E2=80=99m fine with using thicker sto=
ck, I=E2=80=99m just wondering if it=E2=80=99s necessary. I know that some p=
eople use the chromed steel fuel pump block off plate for the big block Chev=
y on the 1500, but it doesn=E2=80=99t fit the opening correctly and just doe=
sn=E2=80=99t look right to me.
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> Thoughts?
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> =E2=80=9976 Midget
> Everett, WA
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">I made one out of 1/8" steel plate. E=
ven 1/8" aluminum would be fine as there is nothing to cause it to deform or=
cup or warp as it's just a hole cover. :-)<div><br></div><div>Rick<br=
><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my keyboard</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><block=
quote type=3D"cite">On Sep 29, 2020, at 9:13 PM, Richard Ball via Spridgets &=
lt;spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote=
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oNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","=
;sans-serif"">So I want to make myself a fuel pump block off plate for m=
y 1500. The car has had an electric pump on it since before I got the c=
ar but the shop that put it on for the owner at the time simply gutted the m=
echanical pump and bolted it back in place to cover the hole. Time to c=
lean it up.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-=
size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> =
;</o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;fon=
t-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The question is this.&nbs=
p; I was original thinking of making one out of =C2=BC inch aluminum but loo=
king at a variety of aluminum block off plates online they seem to generally=
be made from thicker stock. Would =C2=BC inch tend to deform/cup/warp=
over time and leak? I=E2=80=99m fine with using thicker stock, I=E2=80=99m j=
ust wondering if it=E2=80=99s necessary. I know that some people use t=
he chromed steel fuel pump block off plate for the big block Chevy on the 15=
00, but it doesn=E2=80=99t fit the opening correctly and just doesn=E2=80=99=
t look right to me.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D=
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> </o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0=
pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thoughts?<o:p></o:p=
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ly:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p c=
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uot;,"sans-serif"">Rich Ball<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoN=
ormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","s=
ans-serif"">=E2=80=9976 Midget<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans=
-serif"">Everett, WA<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><span>-----------------=
-------</span><br><span></span><br><span>spridgets@autox.team.net</span><br>=
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